{"product_id":"9781802544442-what-jesus-started-the-world-changing-power-of-the-local-church-ellen-vaughn","title":"What Jesus Started: The World-Changing Power of the Local Church","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFORTHCOMING TITLE, ETA SEPTEMBER 2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781802544442-what-jesus-started-the-world-changing-power-of-the-local-church-ellen-vaughn.pdf?v=1782212533\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook Inside Here 🔎\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReignite your faith in the power of the gospel through remarkable stories of God’s work in the global church. Discover how the church that Jesus started over 2,000 years ago continues today: around the world, in your church and in your life!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin bestselling storyteller Ellen Vaughn on a global journey to uncover compelling accounts of the gospel’s power in everyday life. You’ll be reinvigorated as you see, with fresh eyes, God’s present work in the world through his people. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVaughn invites you into the stories of a former would-be suicide bomber who now pastors in Turkey, Christians in war-weary Ukraine bringing hope to their neighbours, a Rwandan pastor who forgave the man who killed his family, and many more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you encounter each story, you will…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe re-energised by the power of the gospel to transform lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarvel at the work of the Spirit in the church from the book of Acts to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperience renewed excitement for your local community as you ask God who he would have you be and what he would have you do in your church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough this powerful book, ordinary brothers and sisters in Christ from the East and Global South refresh and remind you of what is true and good about the gospel and God’s people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e208 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 1: What Jesus Started\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Whispers from the East\u003cbr\u003e2. Fishbowls and First-Century Faith\u003cbr\u003e3. Not a Religion\u003cbr\u003e4. The Church That Jesus Started\u003cbr\u003e5. The Community That Helps the Desperate\u003cbr\u003e6. The Ultimate Half-Time Guy\u003cbr\u003e7. The Electric Church\u003cbr\u003e8. Minarets or Crosses? The Church That Advances\u003cbr\u003e9. The Generous Church and Strawberries in the Desert\u003cbr\u003e10. The Antioch Church\u003cbr\u003e11. The Church That Is Out on the Streets with the People\u003cbr\u003e12. The Church That Sows Seed in Hard Soil\u003cbr\u003e13. The Community of Reconciliation\u003cbr\u003e14. The Church That Comforts the Afflicted\u003cbr\u003e15. The Church That Does Good While Weary\u003cbr\u003e16. The Countercultural Church\u003cbr\u003e17. The Bloodied Church, Unbroken\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 2: What About Us?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. Idols in the West\u003cbr\u003e19. Comfortable or Comforted?\u003cbr\u003e20. Control or Trust?\u003cbr\u003e21. Inconvenient Christianity\u003cbr\u003e22. Go to Church!\u003cbr\u003e23. The End of the Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Clear, compelling, and exciting. Ellen provides a much-needed reminder that local churches living in and by the power of God are the way He displays His glory and goodness to a broken world.” - \u003cem\u003eAlistair Begg, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBible Teacher, Truth For Life; Previous Senior Pastor, Parkside Church, Cleveland; Author, Pray Big and The Christian Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sixteen columns body\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e“Relaying the true-life accounts of simple believers who labor in small, dark corners of the earth, Ellen shows us once again how ‘weakness and humility’ open the way for God to perform His most powerful, kingdom-shaping work. The faith-forging stories you will read in this exceptional book will stir you—as they’ve stirred me—to roll up our sleeves and do the hard, modest labor that will impact our communities for Christ.” -\u003cem\u003e Joni Eareckson Tada, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoni and Friends International Disability Center\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Good Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45951907299407,"sku":"9781802544442","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781802544442-what-jesus-started-the-world-changing-power-of-the-local-church-ellen-vaughn1.jpg?v=1782212353","url":"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781802544442-what-jesus-started-the-world-changing-power-of-the-local-church-ellen-vaughn","provider":"Reformers Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}